Slanghoek Private Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2006

Beautiful, bright light colour. Fresh and fruity palate. Offers citrus and guava and a bit of green peppers for spice. Best enjoyed young and cooled down to 15C.

variety : Sauvignon Blanc [ 100% Sauvignon Blanc ]

winery : Slanghoek Cellar

winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team

wine of origin : Slanghoek

analysis : alc : 12.02 % vol rs : 3.9 g/l pH : 3.19 ta : 7.4 g/l va : 0.28 g/l so2 : 142 mg/l fso2 : 47 mg/l

type : White style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle

ageing : Enjoy within 2 - 3 years of purchase.

in the vineyard : Supplier: P. Hugo
Appellation: Slanghoek
Area planted: 6.09 ha
Age of vines: 13 years
Rootstock: Richter 110
Clone: SB 10A & SB 11
Trellis system: 5 wire lenghtened Perold
Irrigation: Micro
Vine density: 3,333 vines / ha
Soil: Deep, rocky terrace
Climate: Continental

about the harvest: Date: 26 January 2006
Type: Hand harvested at 21.2Âº Balling
Yield: 9.6 tons/ha

in the cellar : Crushing / Destemming: Crushed and destemmed by machine
Tanks (type): Stainless Steel with cooling
Fermentation protocol (vessel, temp, duration): Stainless Steel with cooling / 14 degrees C / 18 days
Malolactive (y/n): No
Lees contact / battonage: Yes, one month on fine lees
Other method of oak maturation (chips etc): No wood
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: minus 4 degrees Celsius for 5 days
Availibility: April 2006 until March 2007

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